Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 96.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$2.58
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
$2.54
€2.34
|
|
pay 40.6% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$4.96
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
$53.87
€49.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
$22.76
€20.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
$873.71
€804.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
|
pay 6.3% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
$944.84
€870.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
$34.17
€31.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
$132.04
€121.61
|
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